Posts Tagged ‘slang’
Jun
Jun
¡Ay madre! What your mother never taught you about Spanish!
One of the most versatile words in many languages is “mother”, but there is probably no language in which it is more versatile than in Spanish. To a person who is learning Spanish but doesn’t know slang, one could easy walk away from a conversation wondering why people talk about their mothers so much. However…
Sep
Sep
Beginner’s guide to Russian nonsense
Into every conversation, a little nonsense must fall. And it should come as no surprise that a rich language like Russian is rich with nonsense!
Sometimes there’s just not a word to express what you want to say. Other times words are too long. And besides, when one little grunt can get your message across,…
Nov
Nov
Making sense of Italian slang
After learning basic, grammatically correct Italian, it’s important to also learn some slang. Most languages have a ton of slang, and Italian is no exception. Today I’ll just discuss a few fun little Italian slang words.
magnia
If you see it written, in context, this one’s not too hard to figure out. The n and…
Nov
Nov
“They only say that in Rome” and similar nonsense
The United States is a large country, and I’ve lived all over the US. I know how people talk in the northeast, and how they talk in the south. I can recognize a Carolinian accent and distinguish it from a Tennesseean accent, and I can hear a single word in your speech that tells me…
Dec
Dec
A few more Italian idioms
Today, we have a few more Italian colloquialisms, or idioms, or slang… or whatever you like to call them — I still don’t know (or care) what the difference is.
These are fun little phrases because they don’t mean what they say, and it’s important to understand them correctly when you hear or see them…